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"When the sun rises tomorrow, England will usher in the age of Elizabeth."

Alan Wilson, who came home for dinner after get off work, enjoyed his wife Pamela Mountbatten's craftsmanship and said with a smile, "Except for the Londoners who are expected to be on the streets, 60% of the citizens will see the Queen's coronation through live TV. , and the rest will listen to the process over the radio."

"The Comet airliner has been prepared, and will send the documentary of the entire process to the Commonwealth countries and major colonies. The company has been notified by Whitehall!" Pamela Mountbatten said to her husband who had a drink for her husband who was very happy. Regarding the situation here, "The naval parade will be held later. After the live broadcast at Westminster Abbey, there are 11 aircraft carriers in the Commonwealth Fleet, and Ridgway has accepted his father's invitation to watch it."

"I hope the general can successfully achieve his goal." Picking up the wine that his wife poured, Alan Wilson asked with a smile, "My dear, I wish our country all the best."

Tomorrow, the family will be in separate locations to celebrate the Queen's coronation. Mountbatten will attend the parade, and Alan Wilson will rush to Westminster Abbey,

Of course, no matter from any aspect, after the sun rises, the whole of England will become a sea of ​​jubilation.

At the same time, the Mountbatten couple was similar to their son-in-law, looking forward to the coronation ceremony during the day.

He would also take the opportunity of the ship review to meet with Ridgway, and lower his profile to meet Eisenhower's subordinates during this war. Discuss the rearmament of Germany and Italy.

Through the words of his son-in-law, Mountbatten knew that in the cabinet, the existence of the Royal Navy was quite embarrassing. This was not because of visiting the heavy cruiser USS Baltimore, which was participating in the review, although this heavy cruiser had a displacement of 17,000 tons.

But in the short term, the Royal Navy may not have new warships built, except for the nuclear submarine program that is being planned. This is all about shifting military spending to the needs of the Royal Air Force and ballistic missiles.

Of course, there is also the Army. Even if the UK is an island country and has a naval tradition, at such a critical moment, the Army's investment cannot be reduced. The choice of face and life is still clear to the cabinet at a critical moment.

At present, if the scale of the standing army of 800,000 can be maintained, it is a victory, and the navy will not purchase new weapons for the time being. This made Mountbatten very helpless. He was finally only one step away from the First Sea Lord, but the navy was in a secondary position. There was a feeling in his heart that the imperial army was not for nothing.

With their own emotions, countless London citizens fell asleep and waited for the dawn. These people also included Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, as well as a nasty ghost in the eyes of a civil servant, Princess Margaret.

Of course, London is freed from the shady world, and this momentous day is officially here.

On the morning of June 2, today was not a bright sunny day, the sky was overcast, like a precursor to a heavy rain. But none of this can stop the enthusiasm in the hearts of British citizens, and everyone knows the significance of this day.

The 16th Duke of Norfolk has been waiting at Westminster Abbey, assuming the duty since 1386 to arrange the coronation of the new king.

"Give me another single lens, a top hat and a civilized stick, and it will let me go back to forty years ago." Alan Wilson, like a puppet, kept turning around with his wife Pamela Mountbatten, driving A joke about the classic image of Britain in the eyes of other countries.

"This kind of occasion has to be more formal, right?" Pamela Mountbatten looked at it for a moment and commented with satisfaction.

"But I'm the group of people outside the church, standing with the overseas commissioner and cheering, not the big nobles who entered the church." Alan Wilson is not complaining, he doesn't care about this kind of thing.

"I'm also surprised, why are you standing outside?" Pamela Mountbatten asked in confusion when she heard this.

Of course it's for progress, but Alan Wilson didn't say it directly, but talked about Mountbatten's also hosting the ship parade. The division of labor is different, and there is nothing to prevaricate for the sake of the empire.

In the morning, Buckingham Palace maids, cooks and gardeners gather in the Great Hall of Buckingham Palace to watch the Queen make her way to Westminster Abbey.

All of London seems to have been temporarily relieved of intense work, with all walks of life eagerly awaiting the Queen's coronation, and off the Thames, a huge, reminiscent of the Royal Navy in 1914 The huge fleet of the ship review has been assembled, including two heavy aircraft carriers that served after the war, eleven aircraft carriers, and the battleship formation of the Vanguard battleship lined up, waiting for the ship review to start.

The aerial photography planes were constantly circling over the fleet, recording this scene.

King Farouk I of Egypt was also by General Mountbatten's side. He was in a good mood, and he also asked the royal photographer to take a bunch of photos with the fleet as the background. It is used to reflect the fearlessness of power in this visit to the UK!

At this moment, the streets of London are full of people, with more than two million people taking to the streets. There have never been so many people in London. Near Westminster Abbey in London, there are tens of thousands of people who are pitching tents for the night, just to participate in person. to the ceremonial sense of the coronation ceremony.

Reporters from major British newspapers have been waiting outside the church, preparing to broadcast the coronation in real time, so that people around the world will know that the Elizabethan era is coming.

The sky is not beautiful, the rain is drizzling in London, and outside Westminster Abbey, many officials from Whitehall are whispering under their umbrellas, but the sudden rain did not disturb the coronation ceremony even for a second, both to reporters and to the swarming citizens. It is so.

British citizens living outside London watched the entire coronation ceremony on TV.

The Archbishop of Canterbury crowns Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey. The ceremony dates back centuries and showcases all the pomp and splendor of the most important royal celebrations.

All the royal utensils such as the Crown Jewels, Scepters, Holy Oil and St Edward's Great Crown are displayed before the audience. The new queen had been fully rehearsed in advance, and she appeared dignified and generous during the ceremony.

Queen Elizabeth's coronation gown was sewn in gold and coloured silk thread, embellished with diamonds, crystals, pearls, amethysts and rose-coloured gemstones, and took 3,000 hours of work by six embroiderers. The dress also features motifs from across the UK and the Commonwealth: Canadian maple leaves, Pakistani wheat ears, South African lotus, English rose, Welsh leek, Scottish thistle and Irish clover.

The Queen's husband Prince Philip, in the presence of all, has expressed his allegiance to becoming Queen's wife. Inside Westminster Abbey, countless nobles dressed in luxurious clothes, along with Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, pledged allegiance to the crowned queen. The Duke of Edinburgh stands beside the Queen, the first member of the royal family to show allegiance to her.

Outside the church, under an umbrella flower, is another scene. The officials of Whitehall held an open-air office.

The Umbrella overseas commissioner around Alan Wilson was also talking about his work.

"The momentum of King Farouk I's coming to London this time can make the whole country of Egypt care a lot. He wants to talk to the cabinet about the Suez Canal issue."

"The situation on the Gold Coast is generally stable and we have reached an understanding with the new leaders of the independence movement. But they were bought at a high price."

"Soldiers, especially the officers who participated in the world wars, have always been the main targets of the colonies. For example, the local officer class in Nigeria has at least reached an understanding with the colonial government."

"We've all hinted at putting the country in the hands of trusted and reliable people at the right time."

Burke Trend was right across from these overseas commissioners. Looking at Alan Wilson, who was surrounded by them, he had a strange feeling in his heart, but then he laughed and sighed that he thought too much.

When the Archbishop of Canterbury held St Edward's Crown high in the air, then lowered it and put it on the head of the undisputed Her Majesty the Queen, there was a chorus of cheers from all over London and even the whole of England.

In this crowded and economically stressed island nation, people are always complaining about the politicians, the weather, the prices, and the foreigners they need something or someone to make them proud to be British.

The phrase echoed in Westminster as Elizabeth sat on the throne where Edward I once sat, holding a crystal ball and a scepter, and answered the Archbishop's question with "I do" about her willingness to shoulder the burden and make sacrifices. The Church of St. Petersburg, spread to the streets and alleys, across the ocean, everyone is convinced of it.

It unites the British. Everyone stared at the slender and elegant black-haired woman in the center of the picture~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Queen Elizabeth in a heavy dress, slowly walked out of the church at this time, and the crowd outside the church immediately fell silent. The Whitehall officials outside all put their umbrellas away, and the tips of the umbrellas touched the ground, like knights with long swords, to express their loyalty to the queen.

Queen Elizabeth nodded slightly and got into the golden carriage. The carriage drove towards the cheering crowd. Tens of thousands of soldiers in neat uniforms, some on horseback, some on foot, marched for hours. A quarter of Londoners are enjoying the rain just to witness this scene and enjoy every second.

Seeing the enthusiastic people who came to watch in the rain on both sides of the road, ****** still smiled and waved to the people along the way.

Off the Thames, the huge ship review ceremony has been launched under the auspices of General Mountbatten. There are also planes flying low in the sky. The Royal Navy fleet is celebrating the arrival of the Elizabethan era in its own way.

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